False Election Data on Kamala Harris Reportedly Circulated via Grok AI Chatbot
July 21, 2024
After President Joe Biden stepped aside as a presidential candidate on July 21, 2024, the AI chatbot Grok on X reportedly falsely informed users that Vice President Kamala Harris missed the ballot deadline in nine states. This misinformation, which spread widely on social media, prompted secretaries of state from five U.S. states to urge Elon Musk to address the problem.
- Alleged deployer
- xai, x-(twitter)
- Alleged developer
- xai
- Alleged harmed parties
- kamala-harris, electoral-integrity, democracy, american-electorate
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